craw
Americannoun
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craws
plural
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the crop of a bird or insect.
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the stomach of an animal.
idioms
noun
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a less common word for crop
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the stomach of an animal
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informal to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of craw
1350–1400; Middle English crawe, probably akin to crag 2
Example Sentences
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That stuck in Steinbrenner’s craw; Mr. Winfield had to sue him multiple times to get him to pay up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
This is the craw that sticks in the throats of mindful Europeans who talk about “strategic autonomy.”
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Some things will always stick in your craw.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
I’m not at all giving up on this Seattle team, but this L will stick in their craw for a minute.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
“That four-eyed maverick has sand in his craw a-plenty,” a ranch hand said approvingly.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
It has really stuck in their craws and that kind of transferred to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
From where I'm sitting, that seems to be what's sticking in the filmmakers' craws.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2021
Black bass are good using topwaters, crankbaits, spinners, craws, and worms in timber, vegetation, rocks, and vegetation.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
Largemouth bass are fair on plastic craws, crankbaits, and skirted jigs along ledges with timber or brush, creek channels, and off rocky shorelines.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
"It's no' the minister's hens ava that's to blame, it's the craws o' the firmament."
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
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